Environment Agency: Drought to run into 2026 without more rain

Summer drought and low reservoir water levels in Yorkshire, England

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Despite recent rainfall, the National Drought Group warned England must ‘prepare for ongoing drought’ unless there was significant rainfall at the end of this this year and heading into the next

Drought is likely to continue into 2026, according to the Environment Agency, due to record dry weather.

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